New Board Director Robert Williams

Robert Williams

HaiCo extends a warm welcome to Robert Williams as a new board director at HaiCo. The appointment to a two-year term, was made by the Council of the Haida Nation Nominators Committee.

Robert Williams is the Essential Skills Instructor & WESTT Program Manager at TRICORP in Prince Rupert. He received his Joint Bachelor of Arts degree (honors) in Political Science and English from the University of Northern BC (UNBC) in 2005 and his Master's degree from UNBC in 2009, where he also taught English and First Nations Studies.

A proud member of the Haida Nation, he returned to his home community of Skidegate in 2008, at the age of 24, to serve on the Skidegate Band Council at a time when that organization was on the verge of entering into Third Party Management. Working collaboratively with his colleagues and the community, the team emerged from remedial status in 2010 - just two and a half years later. Robert served his community for a total of eight years, six of which were spent as the Deputy Chief Councillor.

In 2013, Robert collaborated with Dr. Atholl Sutherland-Brown, former President of the Geological Association of Canada, on the latter's publication Searching for the Origins of Haida Gwaii: Adventures While Mapping the Geology of the Islands, 1958-62.

In addition to teaching, Robert does occasional manuscript editing for ECW Press out of Toronto.

In his spare time, Robert enjoys reading a variety of books ranging from poetry to philosophy. He remains an avid follower of Haida Nation and Canadian politics.